Bridle attachment



(No Model.)

J. W. BEAM. BRIDLE ATTACHMENT.

No. 460,840. Patented Oct. 6, 1891.

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JOHN IV. BEAM, OF ARGOS, INDIANA.

BRIDLE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,840, dated October6, 1891.

Application filed May 5, 1891- Seria1No.391,645. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WEsLnY BEAM, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Argos, in the county of Marshall and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BridleAttachments, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a bridle attachment, having for its object toprovide a combined stay and fastenersfor the winkers of a bridle, saidstay being flexibly connected to said winkers.

The invention consists of a stay composed of two sections of leather anda wire or stiff core extending therethrough to near the ends thereof,the latter being flexible and connected by two corresponding plates tothe ends of the winkers, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 33 is a detailview of the connecting-plates.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the stay, which is composed oftwo leather sections (1, wherein is located a wire or stiff core a,which is exposed at the inner opposite ends of said sections, at whichpoint the stay is slightly curved or bent upwardly. To this curvedportion of the stay is secured one end of a short billet-strap M, theother end of which is designed to engage the crownbuekle. (Not shown.)3y not extending the core entirely through the stay the latter isprovided with flexible ends, so that the winkers can assume and be heldin their normal position.

B B designate two corresponding plates, the upper ends of which arerigidly secured to the ends of stay A by a single rivet l). The plate Bis provided with two arms I), which are bent to hug the sides of thestay and overlap the upper end of plate B, and

thus serve as additional securing means. The lower ends of these platesare preferably, but not necessarily, widened, and are designed to extendon opposite sides of a Winker, as TV, and be firmly held by rivets 5passed therethrough.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart to which it appertains, and it will be especially observed that byreason thereof I am enabled to utilize small pieces of leather, the staybeing composed of three separate pieces instead of two, as now generallyemployed. Another advantage is that the stay is stiif at every pointsave its ends and the billet-strap is secured at the inner ends of thesections and additionally held by being stitched over the core, which isexposed at this point. The fastening-plates by which the ends of thestay are secured to winkers form simple, cheap, and highly-efficientmeans of connection,preventing the stay from loosening at its points ofconnection.

I'claim as my invention 1. The herein described stay, having flexibleends and the fastening devices secured thereto, consisting each of twoplates riveted to the end of said stay and one of said plates havingarms overlapping the other plate, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described improved bridle attachment, consisting of thestay composed of two pieces or sections of leather,a core thereforcurved or bent at its center and extending to near the outer ends ofsaid sections, the billet-strap secured to said bent portion, and thecorresponding fastening-plates attached to the flexible ends of saidstay, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J. \V. BEAM.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL HELSEL, ERNEST FIsH.

